Knot coming undone

[PanelDeland]

I know there are probably a few(especially the boaters) that use a lot of knots.Many of us need to be able to tie a knot for various camping reasons.Tieing down the E-Z UP,Hanging a food bag or a solar water heating bag,or even just a closeline.Being able to tie a knot of the right type may also be a lifesaving technique.It's been quite a few years since i did much knot tying and I was looking to brush up on them and found this website.It's got good info on rope,care of rope, and knots.The knots have great descriptions detailing uses and charachtristics of knots.It's also got animated knot tying which makes it so simple even I can follow along.

http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php? ... dknots.com

Have fun learning a new camping skill or improving one you already have.

[tonyj]

I have found that tying either a bowline or a square know will cover 99% of the knots I need.

[madjack]

I have found that tying either a bowline or a square know will cover 99% of the knots I need.

...add a couple of half hitches and you should have everything covered...unless your are going sailing in your TD
madjack

[Darren]

Eh, just use tie wraps and duct tape.

Cool site. Thanks for posting it.

[Shadow Catcher]

I use a variation on the truckers hitch for most everything, except joining two ropes together (almost impossible to do with polypro rope) using a double fisherman's knot. I like chains a lot too.

[Larwyn]

I use a trucker's hitch (hay hauler's hitch) a lot where the ropes need to be tight, including the guy ropes on a tent or securing a load. There is often a bowline securing the other end of the rope. A clinch knot and icicle hitch often come in handy too. I actually enjoy just sitting with a piece of rope and tying knots and hitches as a way to pass a bit of time, kind of like whittling (another favorite pastime of mine). I reckon I tie a square knot with slip loops more often than any other knot (that is the "shoe lace knot"). Does all this make me a "Knot-head"?

I've tried ratchet straps and bungee cords over the years but growing up on a small farm I learned to use rope, chain and haywire to secure almost anything. If you can tie a decent knot, a rope often beats a ratchet strap and almost anything will beat a bungee for securing a load, while haywire was the original duct tape. That haywire will still do more things better than duct tape if you know how to use it,of course it will not seal a seam which is what the duct tape was originally designed to do.

[Steve_Cox]

One of the few benefits of being an old dude. The bowlines and hitches and other assorted knots just seem to tie themselves, depending on the situation. But have you ever seen anyone do this to their shoe laces?:lol:

[Larwyn]

One of the few benefits of being an old dude. The bowlines and hitches and other assorted knots just seem to tie themselves, depending on the situation. But have you ever seen anyone do this to their shoe laces?:lol:

That barrel knot in the first pic might take a while to tie, especially if you had to bend over to tie it on your foot..........

The carrick bend in the second pic would be quicker to tie but unless it is tightened up it is doing nothing but looking "purty" (not nearly as decorative when tightened)...............

[Wild Bill]

As a scouter I always use what we call a taught line hitch to tie down dining flies, clothes lines etc. the knot slips one way and grips the other.
Bill

[Mightydog]

I usually go with the rolling slip-tangle when I need a knot.

[starleen2]

When I need a knot - I tie one like the one that always ends up when I untie my shoes - they never seem to give up easy

[Rvankeur]

We're paddlers - canoe/kayak, whitewater, flatwater - whatever, if it floats and you can paddle it, we do.

To tie our fleet down on the roof of our car/van/or popup - we generally use straps, but have been known to use decent rope with a trucker's hitch. Bow and Stern lines tied to the boat using a figure-8, then attached to the vehicle with the previously mentioned "taut-line-hitch".

We've also helped teach swiftwater rescue, and when doing THAT kind of work, various types of figure-8 knots are used, as are the double (or triple) fisherman - to create prussik loops, and the butterfly knot are also used.

Nothing like being a tall blonde, showing up solo to buy a Christmas treee off of the local little league dads, and declining their kind offer of the guys tieing the tree down on the roof rack. After securing the tree, the guys asked if I could come back and show them how to tie stuff on car roofs.

[vrodjason]

I know there are probably a few(especially the boaters) that use a lot of knots.Many of us need to be able to tie a knot for various camping reasons.Tieing down the E-Z UP,Hanging a food bag or a solar water heating bag,or even just a closeline.Being able to tie a knot of the right type may also be a lifesaving technique.It's been quite a few years since i did much knot tying and I was looking to brush up on them and found this website.It's got good info on rope,care of rope, and knots.The knots have great descriptions detailing uses and charachtristics of knots.It's also got animated knot tying which makes it so simple even I can follow along.

http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php? ... dknots.com

Have fun learning a new camping skill or improving one you already have.

I can't tie a knot to save my life. Thanks for the info. It should be very helpful.